Has Tait coming in at second behind Gul in terms of the best fast bowler against Top 10 teams, with Malinga nowhere to be seen.

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

Only a bunch of convicts having been beaten 3-0 and gone 9 tests without a win and won just 1 in 11 against England could go into the home series saying they will win. England will win in Australia again this winter as they are a better side which they have shown this summer. 3-0 doesn't lie girls.

Malinga has a slightly better eco rate in club cricket but, in any event, that stat is more than offset by Tait's vastly superior strike rate

Tait concedes one run per over less in the real stuff, takes double the number of wickets per match and basically, by any measure, is better

Strike rates are irrelevant in a format that allows you to lose one wicket every 12 balls and still get away with it, if you manage a good eco rate.

Also, the higher eco rate suggests people takes more chances at Tait than Malinga and hence Tait ends up with more wickets.

The argument that Tait slows down scoring due to him taking wickets is void ab initio considering he bleeds more runs per over than Malinga.

Also Tait had the fortune of playing most of his t20s on favorable conditions. Malinga has maintained an exemplary record despite having played in the subcontinent where even a mi**** can fetch sixes. Figure in fielding etc etc.

They haven't played enough at International level to arrive at a proper conclusion.

I wasn't sure what Cricinfo meant when they said against the 'top teams,' but even with games not including Bangladesh, he's definitely bowled more than the 40 overs needed to get in the list. Again, I wasn't sure whether Cricinfo's analysis included Bangladesh, so these are his figures with and without them. Not trying to make any judgment from this, I'm pretty much on the fence when it comes to all this, but it is interesting. I'd say Malinga's probably perceived as being one of the best pacemen going around, but in terms of T20Is, Tait does certainly have considerably better figures. Still, Malinga's played over twice the games Tait has, and that's still only 22 games, so all of this should be taken with a hefty grain of salt.

It's sorted by economy rate. Malinga's ER in T20i's against the top sides is 7.98 leaving him off the chart. His record in T20i's really isn't as good as I thought it'd be. I prefer watching Tait bowl too, so I'd probably end up taking him ahead of Malinga. Both mighty fine bowlers in the shortest form though.

Originally Posted by Cricinfo

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Styris to Pietersen, SIX, wow, what a shot, that is awesome..its a repeat of his six off Muralitharan at Edgbaston, as he switches his grip and reverse-hits Styris over deep cover for a memorable maximum.

Originally Posted by Cricinfo

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Styris to Pietersen, SIX, that's the most extraordinary shot, he switches his grip to that of a left-hander and launches Stryis high over long-off for a might six. That is one of the more incredible shots you'll see